Sep 26, 2013
This series is often compared to Clannad, and I can see why. They are both about love, tragedy and little miracles that can happen amongst all that.
But I have to say, Ef, while a great anime in itself... Falls short. The series is made up of 12 episodes, the first season also 12. But I will talk about Melodies now, though many of the problems in Melodies, Memories also suffers from.
So the series is made up of 12 episodes. That is fair. Some of my favourite anime only have 12 episodes, and normally I would call that a strength of sorts. With Ef
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it couldn't be further from the truth. Ef focuses on more than one story, jumping from story to story, giving none the screen time to really bloom. It feels like most of the time each couple is given is for little more than furthering the plot, little of which is for the audience to connect with the characters. Making the whole mess feel forced and sometimes quite cold. There are points while watching where something tragic will be revealed or happen, and you will be left staring at the screen knowing this is meant to make you feel something... But instead you feel nothing, because not enough time has been given to really make you feel for them. And the end result is that it feels pushed in your face, out of place or worse it just takes you out of the anime all together.
Of course by the end episode or so the characters have all had just ENOUGH development time that you finally start to feel something more than shock when something happens... But that is just too late by then, the damage has been done, and it can't be repaired.
Ef would have been better as either a longer series, aka more episodes to each season... Or to focus more or soley on one story per season.
Ef is still a good anime however... And I recommend it a watch.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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